What is 'Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)'?

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

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Collective investment scheme

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Capital

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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)